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Bar shooting: "No guns" sign fails to save the day

7:00am Thursday, April 12, 2012

by Jeff Thomas Look what we have here. One of those magical signs that stops anyone with a gun from entering. The sign's great powers were set up to keep people from bringing guns into any place posting it - the anti-gunners' version of kryptonite. Criminals check your gun into your glove box before entering. And by the way, for all the robbers out there: if your mask blocked your vision on the...

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Remington Fires First Shot in Round Two of NBC War

3:00pm Wednesday, April 11, 2012

by Jim Shepherd In 2010, NBC News' "Dateline" ran a report purportedly telling the story of Remington's knowingly allowing their entire 700 series of bolt-action rifles to be sold despite knowing that the rifle's trigger system had a basic safety flaw. Essentially, "Dateline" reported Remington had knowingly sold more than five-million unsafe bolt action rifles, despite knowing - for decades-...

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Buckeye Firearms Association endorses Sharon Kennedy for Ohio Supreme Court

7:00am Wednesday, April 11, 2012

by Sean Maloney Buckeye Firearms Association has endorsed Sharon Kennedy for Ohio Supreme Court Justice, for the November 6, 2012 general election. Ohio Supreme Court races are among the most important races Ohio voters make, but it's difficult to know where the candidates are on important issues. We as pro-Second Amendment activists, gun enthusiasts on every level, including Concealed Handgun...

Protect Your Rights! Act Now to Support Legal Transportation of Firearms

3:00pm Tuesday, April 10, 2012

When Congress passed the Firearms Owners' Protection Act (FOPA) in 1986, one of the key provisions of the bill was intended to protect the rights of gun owners to legally transport their firearms between locations where they are legally allowed to possess them. Unfortunately, some local jurisdictions have chosen to ignore federal law and the courts have upheld these infringements on Second...

Buckeye Firearms Association endorses Josh Mandel for U.S. Senate

7:00am Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Buckeye Firearms Association is proud to endorse Josh Mandel for U.S. Senate. Mandel has been a strong and consistent supporter of Second Amendment rights. His opponent has been graded "F" by the NRA-ILA. "I've known Josh Mandel since he was a city councilman," said Jim Irvine. "His principles remain unchanged. He is a true leader, who is proud to support our Second Amendment rights. This is one...

Voters approve concealed carry ordinance in Pike County, Illinois: Now What?

3:00pm Monday, April 09, 2012

by Jim Shepherd Recently, I made a big deal out of the fact that on Tuesday, March 21, 2012, Pike County, Illinois passed a voter initiative that rejected the concealed carry restrictions of state law-in Pike County. When that story ran, several readers - including a some very irritated Illinois attorneys, were quick to point out that a voter initiative had no force of law. Until today, their...

Campus Police Detain and Draw Weapons on Student Activist for Wearing Empty Holster to Trayvon Martin Vigil

7:00am Monday, April 09, 2012

Student now faces possible charges of academic misconduct Columbus, Ohio – Ohio State University Police detained and drew their weapons on student-activist Mike Newbern for demonstrating his support for gun rights by wearing an empty holster to a candlelight vigil for Trayvon Martin on Wednesday. Newbern, the president of Buckeyes for Concealed Carry, was taken forcibly into police custody just...

Presidents Obama & Calderon talk gun control at border; ZERO mention of Fast & Furious

3:00pm Friday, April 06, 2012

by Chad D. Baus Despite a year-long Congressional investigation into the BATFE gun-running operation known as Operation "Fast & Furious," which has uncovered proof that the Obama administration's Department of Justice was forcing American gun stores to sell hundreds of firearms to Mexican drug cartels operatives, media who attended a press conference between Barack Obama and Mexican president...